Implementing integrated community case management: stakeholder experiences and lessons learned in three African countries
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Resources: Learning paper
Authors: Malaria Consortium
Malaria Consortium’s involvement in iCCM has spanned inputs to facilitate policy development, project design, implementation from start-up phase; ongoing support to the public health system in continued implementation; the trial of specific supportive interventions to boost effectiveness; monitoring and evaluation; costing analysis work; and advocacy.
This paper discusses a participatory evaluation on iCCM implementation in South Sudan, Uganda and Zambia. The findings, challenges and lessons learned are presented in 11 key components of iCCM implementation:
- Central level planning
- Subnational introduction
- CHW recruitment and selection
- Training and capacity building
- Supportive supervision
- Data management
- Supply chain and commodities
- Community involvement and support
- Behaviour change communication
- iCCM integration into the existing health system
- Technical and geographical scope
The participatory evaluation has been valuable in building on Malaria Consortium’s experience of using community platforms to deliver essential healthcare services more effectively and at a larger scale.
